Science Unit 5 Study Guide

Give examples of static electricity in everyday life.

Which charges will repel?

• positive - positive

• positive - negative

• negative - negative

Which occurs because of static electricity?

• two magnets are attracted to each other

• a plastic bat attracts small pieces of paper after being rubbed on your hair

• a laboratory cart rolls across the floor as it is pushed by a student.

If a balloon has been rubbed on silk, will it attract or repel another piece of silk?

What component is needed to close the circuit to the right, and to which components does it need to attach to?

What kind of circuit is this?

• complete

• incomplete

• parallel

• series

Draw the symbol for a switch. What does it do?

Draw the symbol for a bulb. How is it powered?

Draw the symbol for wire. What does it do?

Draw the symbol for battery. What does it do?